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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 2197534, member: 13650&quot;]I think PMs could perform as a store of wealth for trade.&nbsp; This has been gone over hundreds of times.&nbsp; &nbsp; They would have to work like cash.&nbsp;&nbsp; It might not work at a store if they&#039;re still trying to do accounting but it could work between like minded individuals.&nbsp; I mean why not?&nbsp; &nbsp; People will accept worthless printed paper every day as being something valuable to trade for goods.&nbsp; &nbsp; If cash went away it&#039;s not that much of a stretch to think PMs could be used in trade at least on a limited basis. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;It&#039;s not that complicated.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anything that&#039;s rare and portable, could be used as a monetary item.&nbsp; It could be a car battery, food, sunglasses.&nbsp; &nbsp; But that stuff can&#039;t be universally used from person to person because one party may have all the batteries, food and sunglasses they need.&nbsp; &nbsp; The situation by necessity requires a form of value that&#039;s portable and&nbsp; universally accepted from party to party. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe people could still use cash until it wore out?&nbsp; &nbsp; With no new being made, it would all be worn and depleted in a few years of circulation.&nbsp; So even if the cash didn&#039;t become instantly worthless, it&#039;s life span would be a few years at most.</p><p>&nbsp; People would have to look elsewhere out of necessity.&nbsp; &nbsp; Might go back to a combination of rare gems, PMs, furs, who knows?&nbsp;&nbsp; Modern day coinage could last for a long time for use on smaller transactions.&nbsp;&nbsp; PMs would have a place.&nbsp;&nbsp; As to how much?&nbsp; &nbsp; Why set a limit?&nbsp; How could anyone&#039;s opinion carry any weight not knowing how valuable the PM may or may not be.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; I think green said, the only limit may be how much you can carry.&nbsp;&nbsp; Probably a fair assessment.&nbsp;&nbsp; There&#039;s no reason to think you couldn&#039;t trade for or earn more back after a situation arises.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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